1974 Volkswagen Thing [Typ 181]

1974 Volkswagen Thing [Typ 181] in Camilla, Movie, 1994

Class: Cars, Off-road / SUV — Model origin: — Built in: — Made for: USA

Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time

Author	Message
stronghold ◊ 2006-04-06 09:41
rjluna2 ◊ 2010-03-22 00:55	Mexican made for our market.
Safari ◊ 2011-07-20 08:45	1974
rjluna2 ◊ 2011-07-20 21:32	How can you tell that is 1974 model year
Safari ◊ 2011-07-20 22:57	1973s have the side view mirrow placed in the front doors. For 1974s it moved forward to the body.
antp ◊ 2014-07-02 17:46	Posted on the movie page: Pugbug wrote I sold my unrestored 1973 VW thing to the production company.The hero picture car may have been a 1974,I dont remember.They wanted a thing to sink off shore.I was living on Tybee Island,Georgia.This is where alot of the movie was shot.Jessica Tandy and Bridget Fonda rode around in the red VW Thing.After they re-painted my car,the Coast Guard made them drain all fluids from the body,so it would not foul up the waters off Savannah.John J. Potter of Tybee had 3 other picture cars at the time.
galloper ◊ 2015-01-10 05:46	-- Last edit: 2015-01-10 13:20:15 (walter)
tore-40 ◊ 2015-01-10 07:21	These black borders- any reason why they should be visible?